Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) Board decisions

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA and/or private treatment records, schedule the Veteran for an appropriate VA examination(s) to determine his need for SMC based on the need for regular aid and attendance or on being housebound due to his service-connected disabilities, and address whether he meets the criteria for special monthly compensation.

The Veteran's claim for reopening of tinnitus service connection was granted. The case is remanded to obtain a VA examination to determine the etiology and aggravation of tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disorder and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for these conditions as there is no medical evidence linking them to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his in-service noise exposure and continuity of symptomatology since service.

Service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and an acquired psychiatric condition (including PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder) has been granted.,The Veteran's claims were reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.

The Board has denied service connection for hearing loss of the right ear but granted it for hearing loss of the left ear and tinnitus. The decision also found that there is no causal link between in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss of the right ear.

The Board has remanded the claims of bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus due to non-compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board dismissed the appeals for a rating in excess of 30 percent for ischemic heart disease, service connection for right and left knee disabilities, low back disability, and hypertension.,The Board also dismissed the appeals for service connection for right and left foot disabilities. The appellant withdrew these claims at his September 2019 hearing.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there is no evidence connecting his current tinnitus to his active military service.

The Board has granted a TDIU as of June 18, 2012, finding that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded her from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's tinnitus was first experienced during active service and has persisted, warranting the grant of service connection.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted.,Service connection for arthritis is denied.,Service connection for PTSD is denied.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, to include depression, is denied.

The Veteran's tinnitus was first experienced during active service and has persisted, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a rating of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow gainful employment.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the preexistence and aggravation of hearing loss disability during service, and for a determination on whether tinnitus is related to active service.

The Board has granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his neck injury and other orthopedic conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, and TDIU due to outstanding VA records and the need for updated examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee arthroplasty, secondary to his service-connected right knee disability and remanded the cases for further development regarding a rating increase for depression and anxiety associated with his right knee disability, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but remanded both issues due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The Board has granted service connection for a back condition, cervical spine condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.,Service connection is established for these conditions based on continuity of symptomatology since service.